Caddy or canister



I (ModeL) G. LILLIBRIDGE'.

GADDY OR GANISTER. No. 279,261. Patented June 12,1888.

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I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE LiLLI'BRI eE, or JAMEsToWN, NEW YORK.

CADD'Y OR CANISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,261, dated June 12, 1883. Application filed April 10, 1880. Renewed November 21, 18852. ([0110].)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE LILLIBRIDGE, of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caddies or Canisters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and'exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is an improvement in chests or caddies usually employed to hold such articles as tea, coffee, spices, confectionery, &c.; and it consists in a half-circle till and glass show-case, a self-adjusting false bottom, aninterchangeable label, together with the manner of holding the same, also a portable sample-case, all of which is fully set forth in the accompanying drawings, in wl1ich- Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is the portablesample-case.

Themain body of my caddy is made in the usual way, and may be. of any desired form or capacity, having an opening at the top for filling, the lid being hinged or otherwise secured thereto.

In the drawings, A is the main body of the caddy, which may be made of tin or any suitable material. B is the half-circle till, made to project from the base'of the caddy, as fully shown in Figs. 1 and 2,,and used for the purpose of removing the contents through the opening formed by dropping the glass door D in the gutter G, as will be seen in the drawings, Fig. 2. I make the till halfoircle for the purpose of getting more room in the till. Besides, it adds strength and beauty, and enables me to put in a quarter-circle glass door that, whenv opened, drops down outside the i can, so as not to be in the way while renioving the contents, and never to come in contact with the same, and to be less liable tobreakage. If desired, the door D may be hinged at the top and made to turn up, and, when not wanted as a show-case, may be wholly of tin or other suitable material.

I The false bottom E is made to extend over the main bottom of the can, and has its back edge turned over the wire 1 which not only stiffens the edge, but, passing beyond, runs up and down in the gutter or gutters g, and this spring F; or, if preferred, the coiled spring f may be used underneath, as shown in Fig. 2. \Vhen the caddies are large and the sides liable to spring out, I hinge the strip h to each edge of the false bottom in such a manner that the contents will press them against the sides -of the caddy, so as to prevent the contents from falling below.

It will be readily understood from this description that when the chest or caddy is filled the false bottom will be held down by such contents, and, when nearly empty, will be raised by the spring, so as to throw all the contents to the till B, where said contents can be read ily removed by scoop, basin, or otherwise.

\Vith the glass showcase in the till, I can always show the goods fresh as they come from the main body of the can, and not being exposed to the air, except in drawing from the till, all the strength and aroma are preserved to the last.

' (t is a flat plate, made of tin or other suit able material, and has four names printed or stenciled thereon, when desired, of different grades of teas or spices, and can be readily changed so as to bring the desired name in view, as will be readily understood by Figs. 1. and 2, and is held securely in place by passing behind the ledge C, as shown in Fig. 2. The object of this ledge C is not only to hold this label, but it gives a better artistic effect. The groove 0, as shown, has for one wall the front of the caddy and for the other wall the edge of C, which may be bent down parallel to the front of the caddy, as appears at c.

Vhen it is desired not to use the till as a label the contents of the caddy, I remove the flat label (l and place in its place the samplecase H by dropping the plate I of this case in the slot or groove 0. This case is filled with the desired goods, and has a glass, K, through which they are shown, and which in this instance slides upward in grooves formed by inend of the false bottom is held up by coiledshow-case, and to show by sample instead of" turning its metallic sides, in order to open and shut the case, though a case of other construction may be used.

I claim 1. In chests or caddies for tea, coffee, spices, &c., the till or trough 13, made in a ha1f-eircle and projecting from the base of the caddy, having an opening in its upper part for the removal of the contents, used in the manner shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In chests for tea, coffee, spices, &c., the half-circle till 13, in combination with glass D and gutter G, made and used in the manner substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In chests for tea, coffee, spices, &c., the

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